HMS Hazard (1744)
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HMS Hazard was a 14-gun sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....

 launched in 1744. She was captured in late 1745 by Jacobite forces in Montrose
Montrose, Angus
Montrose is a coastal resort town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 38 miles north of Dundee between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers...

 harbour and was sailed to Dunkirk and was renamed Le Prince Charles.

In March 1796, the ship was carrying £13,000 in gold, arms and other supplies to Inverness, when it was intercepted and was chased by , which captured Le Prince Charles in the Kyle of Tongue on the 26 March.

Renamed Hazard, she was sold in 1749.
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